H. Res. 515 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

March 13, 2014. 

Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, 

declare the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole 

House on the state of the Union for consideration of the bill 

(H.R. 3189) to prohibit the conditioning of any permit, lease, 

or other use agreement on the transfer, relinquishment, or 

other impairment of any water right to the United States by 

the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture. The first 

reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order 

against consideration of the bill are waived. General debate 

shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour 

equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources. After 

general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment 

under the five-minute rule. It shall be in order to consider as 

an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the fiveminute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now 
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printed in the bill. The committee amendment in the nature 

of a substitute shall be considered as read. All points of order 

against the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived. No amendment to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order except 

those printed in part A of the report of the Committee on 

Rules accompanying this resolution. Each such amendment 

may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may 

be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall 

be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, 

and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. All 

points of order against such amendments are waived. At the 

conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 

Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with 

such amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member 

may demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment 

adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the 

committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 

amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 
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SEC. 2. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in 

order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 4015) to amend 

title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare 

sustainable growth rate and improve Medicare payments for 

physicians and other professionals, and for other purposes. 

All points of order against consideration of the bill are 

waived. The amendment printed in part B of the report of 

the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution shall 

be considered as adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. All points of order against provisions in the 

bill, as amended, are waived. The previous question shall be 

considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, and on any 

amendment thereto to final passage without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally divided among and 

controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 

Committee on Energy and Commerce and the chair and 

ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and 

Means; and (2) one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

SEC. 3. On any legislative day during the period from 

March 17, 2014, through March 21, 2014— 

(a) the Journal of the proceedings of the previous day 

shall be considered as approved; and 

(b) the Chair may at any time declare the House adjourned to meet at a date and time, within the limits of 
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clause 4, section 5, article I of the Constitution, to be announced by the Chair in declaring the adjournment. 

SEC. 4. The Speaker may appoint Members to perform 

the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period addressed by section 3 of this resolution as though under clause 

8(a) of rule I. 

Attest: 

Clerk.